Vegan Chocolate Frosting

[veganlily]

Fabulous!  I omitted the cocoa powder to make vanilla frosting on top of dark chocolate cupcakes and it was perfect!  I spread it on while cupcakes were still warm and that worked very well in terms of texture and appearance.  Highly recommended!

[jeannette649]

yummy

thanks for this recipe

it is very good!

 

[ChristaM]

Absolutely fabulous! I made this to go with the easy vegan chocolate cake and the combo was so good it was lethal!!! My pancreas is still recovering!!! I only had butter, no margarine, so I used some organic, non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening that I had and that worked out beautifully. Lesson learned: margarine and shortening can be used as straight substitutions. I also used confectioner's sugar to give it a finer, less 'grittier' texture then what regular sugar would give to it. Wonderful, wonderful recipe!

[HaboBassoonist]

  I must have done something wrong, it turned out tasting terrible: too sweet, too bitter, too vanilla-ey.
I used:
Soy Garden Margerine
Wholesome Sweetners Organic Powdered Sugar
Meijer Pure Vanilla Extract
Westsoy Organic Soymilk- Original
Chatfield's Premium Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
365 Sea Salt- Fine Crystals.

Any ideas, anyone?

[startaurus]

I must have done something wrong, it turned out tasting terrible: too sweet, too bitter, too vanilla-ey.
I used:
Soy Garden Margerine
Wholesome Sweetners Organic Powdered Sugar
Meijer Pure Vanilla Extract
Westsoy Organic Soymilk- Original
Chatfield's Premium Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
365 Sea Salt- Fine Crystals.

Any ideas, anyone?

did you add something twice?

[HaboBassoonist]

I fiddled with things some, and then it was amazing! Everyone (nonvegans) loved it!

[TinSwordArthur]

Wow  This stuff is stunningly good.  I ended up using 1 tablespoon of vanilla and one of coconut extract and it turned out amazing.  I'm just waiting for my cake to finish baking and give it a shot on that.  I'm sure you can cut back on the sugar if you want, this is pretty sweet with 4 cups.  But otherwise, great recipe.  Definitely a keeper!

[cupmycakes]

I must have done something wrong, it turned out tasting terrible: too sweet, too bitter, too vanilla-ey.
I used:
Soy Garden Margerine
Wholesome Sweetners Organic Powdered Sugar
Meijer Pure Vanilla Extract
Westsoy Organic Soymilk- Original
Chatfield's Premium Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
365 Sea Salt- Fine Crystals.

Any ideas, anyone?

westsoy has a very strong soy taste so mixed with soy garden it can be overwhelming. and also, did your vanilla have any kind of alcohal flavorings in it?  because mixed with the cocoa-it is bad news.  good luck.

[laurabs]

I absolutely HATE the taste of margarine, but this was FANTASTIC! I made this today without following the recipe exactly (made a smaller batch and didn't use salt). The cocoa powder and vanilla take away any margarine flavour. 

It was so chocolatey... mmm. I was afraid I'd eat it all before I could ice my cupcakes...

[mlbrown]

Wow, this was very good!  After I made it, I put it in the refrigerator and frosted the cake several hours later.  The only issue I had was that despite warming it in the microwave for a bit, I still couldn't get it to truly spreadable consistency.  I had to work with it quite a bit.  That being said, though, the flavor is awesome!!!

[notstrictlyveg]

This is the best frosting I've ever made, bar none.  I'd have to say (forgive me, Gramma) that it even beats White Mountain Icing.

The texture is flawless.  The flavor is divine.  It looks rich and creamy.  Snip the corner of a zip-bag and it flows beautifully for decorative frosted cupcakes like you'd get at a bakery.

I'm sure the products I used weren't strictly vegan, and I'll make sure to note the same when sharing, but this was easy and used things that weren't hard to find.

[nerdrockliz]

perfect!  i usually will follow a recipe right on and the frosting will turn out too runny so i  only used 2 tablespoons soy milk. less soy milk=amazing!

[tigergirl13]

Awesome frosting.  I felt weird (heart racing) after eating my cake because of the amount of sugar in the frosting, but I knew what I was getting myself into.  Hehe.  It was so good.

[natashabean]

I loved how easy it was to make and the amount i made ... *drool*
As most other people i only used a little vanilla
My son loved it and it was a hit at his birthday party

[rmloui]

Good easy recipe.  I made a few mods however.  It was way too sweet, so I cut the sugar down to 3 cups.  I subbed water for the soy milk and it tastes perfectly fine.  I made this frosting for a 2-layer recipe of the Basic Yellow Cake and it was still too much frosting.  Next time I will make a half or 3/4 amount.  I put the remaining frosting in the freezer so I will see if it's possible to save the leftover...